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Well-known ESPN presenter will not be returning to the network

Skip Bayless interrupts Shannon Sharpe while discussing Damar Hamlin tweet

NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe will not be returning to ESPN.
His departure follows a $50 million lawsuit filed against him.
The lawsuit included allegations of sexual battery and assault.
Sharpe had stepped down from his commentator role on ESPN's First Take in April after the lawsuit was initiated.
He recently settled a separate lawsuit with an ex-girlfriend who had accused him of rape.

Shannon Sharpe not returning to ESPN after settling rape lawsuit — In full